Iberian Painted Frog
Discoglossus galganoi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyAlytidae (Disc-tongued Frogs)
- GenusDiscoglossus (Painted Frogs)
- SpeciesDiscoglossus galganoi (Iberian Painted Frog)
The Iberian painted frog (Discoglossus galganoi) is a species of frog in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae). It is found in Portugal and Spain, where its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, sandy shores, arable land, and grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Painted Frog sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Iberian Painted Frog in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Painted Frog sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Iberian Painted Frog in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Iberian Painted Frog in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.